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All Photos By Gail How adorable is this tiny, painted wooden tree Ornament in the likeness of our favorite living artist, Yayoi Kusama? Answer: so darn cute! Here she is posing next to a bo… Read More

Photos By Gail If you happen to be a person who does the Tree Thing at the Holidays, it’s time to get that shit in order. I was in the Urban Outfitters on Fifth Avenue near 44th Street… Read More

If you took the Ancestry DNA test, the Family Finder test from Family Tree DNA, or the Ancestry Only test from 23andMe, you did not receive any health-related information with your results… Read More

All Photos By Gail Store Windows Photographed on Seventh Avenue between 55th and 56th Streets. Merry Christmas, to All of My Readers! Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Big Apple, Christmas… Read More

Santa had to die some time thought Death as his skeletal reindeer headed towards Rectory Close pulling a sleigh of spooky surprises. Slayer, his lead reindeer, co-coordinated a soft landing… Read More

At Number 9, the top of the Close, Margaret Head looked at the Christmas card that was lying on her hearth rug. The card hadn’t been there last night. Who had delivered this and how? S… Read More

I hope you stayed warm this week during Christmas. We had a major cold snap in North Texas and brrr! It was cold outside. This frosty weather is my inspiration for this week’s Co… Read More

I have seen lots of questions about how to get the most from Family Tree DNA's Family Finder test, so we will examine a little about how to use it. We will start by looking at the three majo… Read More

This is a continuation of my previous post Getting more from Family Tree DNA Family Finder. In order to understand the importance of a chromosome browser, we need to first review what I… Read More

Happy New Year and welcome to the first Video Clip of The Week for 2018, which we are getting back to with great enthusiasm after taking an extended break over the Christmas holidays. … Read More

There are two very important items for using DNA testing for family history. Documented family tree. A documented family tree contains proof of family relationships including copies of… Read More

Excerpt from the book Sports the Olympics Forgot This book describes 40 sports that ought to be played but aren’t, because I made them up. ============ Some contestants injure the… Read More

Excerpt from the book Sports the Olympics Forgot This book describes 40 sports that ought to be played but aren’t, because I made them up. ============ The sleet was falling as th… Read More

Once you've taken an autosomal DNA test (Ancestry DNA, 23andMe, Family Tree DNA Family Finder, MyHeritage, etc.) and learned how to use a chromosome browser [See What is the big deal about a… Read More

The Big Y from Family Tree DNA is a fantastic Y-DNA test for finding out more about your direct paternal line. If you want to know what's so great about the Big Y, please see the following p… Read More

I began my post Getting started with GEDmatch with the following discussion: _________________________________________________________________There are two very important items for using DNA… Read More

Bonnie and Clyde – Their History, Romance & Unlikely Success “Bonnie and Clyde” – Clyde Champion Barrow and Bonnie Parker – were shot to death by officers i… Read More

Taylor Swift – Through the Years Taylor Swift turned 28 this month, so let’s celebrate her life and career with a Through the Years pictorial! Although she’s still super yo… Read More

Hello there, Disney Fans!     Recently, on a day that the parks were particularly flooded with people, I decided to take my kiddos down to Disney Springs to kill some time. No… Read More

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I met Cameron Conaway at the TNW conference in Amsterdam back in May 2017. I was there with the WordLift team and when I saw Cameron showing up at the booth I was glad as I had been followin… Read More

Excerpt from the book Animals Evolution Avoided. This book describes 40 animals that ought to exist but don’t, because I made them up. =========== The More-Spotted Sooty Owl lives in S… Read More

Hey there, Disney Guys and Gals!     I hope everyone had an awesome January and is ready to roll on into February! Here in Orlando, we have been enjoying some cooler weather a… Read More

Excerpt from the book Animals Evolution Avoided. This book describes 40 animals that ought to exist but don’t, because I made them up. ============== The Womracquet is a muscular mamma… Read More

The Love of a Family is Life's Greatest Blessing. Every single day we meet new people, build relationships, and get to know others, at work, at a public place or maybe in the street. Howeve… Read More

Excerpt from the book Animals Evolution Avoided. This book describes 40 animals that ought to exist but don’t, because I made them up ============== The tree moles in Wyoming are uniqu… Read More

Excerpt from the book Animals Evolution Avoided. This book describes 40 animals that ought to exist but don’t, because I made them up. ======== The Central American Tern is the world&r… Read More

Getting ready and shopping for Spring Break?Are you as ready for warmer weather and tropical style jewelry as I am? Some jewelry can make you feel like you are on a beach vacation no matter… Read More

Excerpt from the book Animals Evolution Avoided. This book describes 40 animals that ought to exist but don’t, because I made them up. ======== The Fruit Falcon of St Lucia is unique i… Read More

Excerpt from the book Animals Evolution Avoided. This book describes 40 animals that ought to exist but don’t, because I made them up. ======== Weasels are stealthy and cunning creatur… Read More

Excerpt from the book Animals Evolution Avoided. This book describes 40 animals that ought to exist but don’t, because I made them up. ================== The Japanese Tortoise Pigeon l… Read More

Excerpt from the book Animals Evolution Avoided. This book describes 40 animals that ought to exist but don’t, because I made them up. ================== There are 270 species of snake… Read More

Excerpt from the book Animals Evolution Avoided. This book describes 40 animals that ought to exist but don’t, because I made them up. ================== A most remarkable bird lives i… Read More

Excerpt from the book Animals Evolution Avoided. This book describes 40 animals that ought to exist but don’t, because I made them up. ================== The Pendulum Snake or Liana Sn… Read More

What to Do Around Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on Hawaii’s Big Island On our recent trip to the Big Island of Hawaii, we spent a lovely few days at the Ma… Read More

Excerpt from the book Animals Evolution Avoided. This book describes 40 animals that ought to exist but don’t, because I made them up. ================== In north Queensland, the World… Read More

THE ESSAY STRUCTURE THAT GETS YOU AN A+ Here’s the essay structure that always gets me an A! Introduction: 1. Start with a short impactful sentence. “I was born in the driveway o… Read More

I am so thankful for so many things everyday.Do you need jewelry for Prom or a Spring Formal?  A wedding maybe?I love the colors of Spring.  I am always glad to see the dark, rich… Read More

By: Donovan BaldwinAs I have mentioned from time to time in other places, I do genealogy. While researching my family tree I came across an interesting footnote. Now, this is not about me. T… Read More

By: Donovan Baldwin"Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it."~ Akan proverb.I see much on many social media sites, and the internet in general, not to pick on any one… Read More

Why Infographics? Infographics are the new trendy thing in content marketing. But do they work? Yes! They work because over 65% of people are visual learners. So, doesn’t it seem count… Read More

Queen Elizabeth Doll ClockI have been having so much fun using my Amaco Copper ArtEmboss!  I found this cool gift box at Dollar Tree thinking it would make a nice clock and was excited… Read More

Since I live in LA, I get this question about once a week from friends planning their Los Angeles trip. I sometimes forget I have a travel blog. Now with this dope great Los Angeles itinerar… Read More

Tripping on Brooklyn Bridge By Lars Tunebo at Ronnen Art Gallery, Amsterdam, $3200 (All Photos By Gail) This year, the beginning of Spring in NYC was noteworthy not only for the arrival of&n… Read More

For April's wallpaper calendar, here's a beautiful flowering crabapple tree from Ghost Ranch in New Mexico Read More

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Hey there, Disney Fashion Lovers!     If you are anything of a Disney fashionista, you probably know all about Dapper Day and Disney Bounding, but for those of you who may not… Read More

Escape with the family this Father’s Day for a break filled with Anantara’s authentic luxuries. Our exceptional escapes offers give you 15% off our Best Flexible or Advance Purch… Read More

All Photos By Gail The New York Botanical Garden’s annual Orchid Show for ended a couple of weeks ago, but if you weren’t able to make it all the way to the Bronx for the 2018 ed… Read More

1. What to Do When the Bugs Bite When it comes to enjoying the great outdoors, mosquito bites seem to be an unavoidable evil, especially in warm, humid weather. While bees and wasps inject v… Read More

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Odd Meter is an Indie Developer from Moscow, Russia. They are relatively unknown in the game developer circles yet. This will change with VR Game Sacralith : The Archer’s Tal… Read More

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The name ‘Teddy Bear’ originated from an incident involving former United States President Theodore Roosevelt, who was commonly known as Teddy. In November 1902, Roosevelt att… Read More

Big or small, businesses spend a lot of their money on advertising each year. However, they rarely reap the benefits of their promotional practices. Well, we found one method that is guara… Read More

Big or small, businesses spend a lot of their money on advertising each year. However, they rarely reap the benefits of their promotional practices. Well, we found one method that is guara… Read More

Behold: The Titan-Arum, or Corpse Flower (All Photos By Gail) On Wednesday, June 27th, I took a three-hour lunch break in the middle of a work day so I could take the train up the New Y… Read More